Metal screen for fireplaces



Jul 12. 1927. 1,635,573

F. BERTRAM Y M TAL SCREEN FOR EIREPLACES Filed on. 13, 1926FBANKBER'IRAM, OFROLiNDtALEQMASSA gesfi'rpns, es'siexon To THE. s. Mjowe j-f"G M AN wOFBQS MASSACHUSETTS.

' QME AL seam}: Foe min mums! This injveneonrelatesto' metallsereens foredt'to fit eclown evel the corine'ctih g' plates'l 'l;

so as'to' Cover and; enclose Ythevsame' and the 4 V 1 fil eplaeeancllike nseswhereinthesereen 1's 7 oompose'giloteljjlurality of'screenunits pivotally Connected tofa-nothel for adjustment "9 al'ouncl'the front 'o-,sfir@g 1a@e; flhe inven- .tion has to more p'zijptieularly with the pivot or hinge, connection between; the seven 1 ,zl sereen units and has' -es its-principaloh jeetj the' provision fotnieans'for, completely Y t housing and coveringith-e pix otelelements in' l "away" su eh that the pivot em'meetions prealt-the, locelity'of thehole through which sent; 2t finished;attractive eppeemneethat;-thefrodglS:passes'fso as to effect a more se-. 'iharmoiaizeswiththeir'estofthesereenstrum; Len're"engagementofthe caps 21 therewith.

' SlJIIClS'lG which proj ectup through the con -e nesting plates. 17.Ornamental caps 21mg? T be screwed on to thefthreecledextremity of therods 18 which projeet jthr'ohgh; the cover plates 20, theseg' eagps ffsetving to hold the, cover: platesQOJagaihst displacement U e wTheieover plates 20 pte'lerably have small ribsor projections 20? struckup therefrom portions and pivottonn'eetio i off'Fig 2; V V 4: isejp'artia-l"eleyation portion;

inisection similar to EZQbut showings-Q1 v I member's fittedoveres'aidpivot "studs egcl ahztxril lg-tierods11oldingseiclmemberszlt'ssex n "blfe'clwith said Stu'dsQ' 'fiaUged cover plates at/the topofthe screen imits'fittecl overIsaid conneetoy m embers ancl saiclstuds't'o eoin-, l pl-letely house eh'clenclosethe semeyas'id capssecured topliojeotlngends off said tie rods 95 l )The screen- V Each ofthese corners thereof i With nuts l9jadapt'efdto'lhe adjustecllto pressthe lplates- 17fiI 1t'oengagement, with the r Inf'aeeordaneewithimy,invention fla31ged:-coVer;- p1ates 20' ere.--'proyided, fada'pttime. j.The'for'egoirjig and other objects eirdfl advantages of the invention,Will: more fully; appeain from the"following, detailed tleser ipgf in.connection with the accent.

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I Fig; '2 partial elevet v is apmtlaljplon tiew otithe,sereen ent-ion.

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13, each compose-d asfus'uz-tlfofr m'etaland; engage-d5 wlth said coverplates to' hold "fleeting p1ates l'i which ere epe'rtu-red to; I 7

" plates; fitted over said studs ehdfhaving tie hold them againstdisplace-. f

g i-pels meeap r o "threaded and equipped I'nY FigQA, I show e'slightlymodified of the i ventlon e wherein; the "tie 5 ro have-1 hpisirorsmellflprojeetions 19" struck 1 1: to that as other; 'cletells; .ofcol'xstruetion the jpres ehtfl showing", 1s merelyQillustmtive I and"fromjthe' spirit or v the nwentlon, I, therefore,

ling deseription tofli hcli'cate the scope; of the lnvfent o'n tersPateht is their; against displacement. v A e "2; A" fire-plaice screencomprising l a phi talitjr of screen units, studsadjeoefit the cornersthereoficonneetor' r d ie sae'e l "ment; and cover plates v at the topof the screen unitsfitted over saideohneetor plates:

tocompletely,"hofise end 'in elose said plates l 'fi t m here 11 h rs tr l feepableiofj being' variedswlthout.cleparting essential attributesof o egjpper detlj"eltlmsrather than to the forego-Q 1 .go i

Having d'esei i'bed my inventionywhtt I L .v and desimm seeurebyLetmy; fsQreen units eeelyequipped with 'nv'otlstucls,fedjaeehtZits Corners;"Connector

